IU Scott Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, rico said: Amen. Lately it appears the league has made some adjustments to Castillo. Early on even with a low strike rate he was getting batters out because they were swinging and missing a lot of pitches that was out of the strike zone Now it appears that the batters are being more patient with him and not swinging at all the balls out of the strike zone and causing him to walk more batters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 hours ago, IUFLA said: More Rays/Montreal Scuttle Good Lord...if they do this, just go ahead and hire Pee Wee Herman as the manager and call them the Expose The Rays just want out of town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Just now, rico said: The Rays just want out of town... Should move to Charlotte or Portland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Should move to Charlotte or Portland Charlotte would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Saw an update on the 2 year old that got hit by the foul ball in the Cubs-Astros game I went to May 29th. Fractured skull and suffered a seizure. Sad... Update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 54 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Saw an update on the 2 year old that got hit by the foul ball in the Cubs-Astros game I went to May 29th. Fractured skull and suffered a seizure. Sad... Update Thoughts and prayers for the little girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 10 hours ago, rico said: Cubs only give up 3 hits. But they only had 4. Bravos win. Is this 1991, with Maddux vs Glavine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 What's with the Expo fascination all of a sudden? I just saw where the Nationals are going to be wearing Expo throwback jerseys for a game in July?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 15 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: What's with the Expo fascination all of a sudden? I just saw where the Nationals are going to be wearing Expo throwback jerseys for a game in July?? Well the Nats are the old Expos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 I think headed into the season most thought (I know I did) NL Central would be one of the toughest divisions in baseball. Still might play out that way because baseball is such a long season. I'm seeing a whole lot of inconsistent and average at best play. Season is half over after today for Cubs. Strange time. I think it's very fair for Cubs players to say it's a long season and they are leading the division. I also think it's very fair for fans to say we saw a 95 win team last year give up a 5 game lead in September last year and lose in the wild card series (big disappointment)...with having the look of same results this year. I think my best plan is take a hiatus from twitter during Cubs games. Tilt mode is about 75% of our fans right now. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Seeking6 said: I think headed into the season most thought (I know I did) NL Central would be one of the toughest divisions in baseball. Still might play out that way because baseball is such a long season. I'm seeing a whole lot of inconsistent and average at best play. Season is half over after today for Cubs. Strange time. I think it's very fair for Cubs players to say it's a long season and they are leading the division. I also think it's very fair for fans to say we saw a 95 win team last year give up a 5 game lead in September last year and lose in the wild card series (big disappointment)...with having the look of same results this year. I think my best plan is take a hiatus from twitter during Cubs games. Tilt mode is about 75% of our fans right now. Haha. I got to be honest here...I am starting to really get concerned about the Cubs. I realize the division is tough...but they are not making hay outside of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 58 minutes ago, rico said: I got to be honest here...I am starting to really get concerned about the Cubs. I realize the division is tough...but they are not making hay outside of it. All they need is some of that Yankee mojo..... 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Anyone but the Cardinals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Reds lose again so they have now lost 4 in a row. I knew when they brought in Inglesias last night in a tie game in the 8th inning he was going to give up a run to lose the game. I was wrong he gave up 4 runs and the Reds lost the game 5-1. He is now 1-7 and if he does not come into a save situation he is just terrible and with the Reds not having a lot of save situations there is no need to have him on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 7 hours ago, rico said: I got to be honest here...I am starting to really get concerned about the Cubs. I realize the division is tough...but they are not making hay outside of it. I was really pissed about an hour ago. Down 6-1 Braves. Just scored 7 in last two innings. Up 8-7. But to your point. Concern is rampant. Baseball seasons are long but we are 14-19 over our last 33 games. The NFL equivalent to 1-3 start. Crap has to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 26 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: I was really pissed about an hour ago. Down 6-1 Braves. Just scored 7 in last two innings. Up 8-7. But to your point. Concern is rampant. Baseball seasons are long but we are 14-19 over our last 33 games. The NFL equivalent to 1-3 start. Crap has to stop. Are we going to see Kimbrell today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, 5fouls said: Are we going to see Kimbrell today? The strategy is in place. 5 or 6 innings from starters. Use the bullpen an inning a piece and Kimbrel shuts it down. 1-0 Post Kimbrel. Season starts over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slojoe Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 5 hours ago, 5fouls said: Are we going to see Kimbrell today? Yes. He got the save. He got two easy outs, but then lost a little steam and gave up a double and a walk. Freeman hit one sharply down the RF line, but Rizzo was playing him perfectly. Kimbrell forgot to cover first, and Rizzo made a head first slide to tag the base and barely beat Freeman. He's obviously not at full power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 Twins lose in 18 innings today. There goes the arms for the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Seeking6 said: The strategy is in place. 5 or 6 innings from starters. Use the bullpen an inning a piece and Kimbrel shuts it down. 1-0 Post Kimbrel. Season starts over. Another less than stellar outing by Chatwood. He can't say he hasn't had his chances. I wonder if, when Hendricks gets back, there's been any talk about moving Quintana out of the rotation, and going with Lester, Hamels, Hendricks, Darvish, and Alzolay? Quitana's June ERA is 6.39. He's slated to go against Castillo on Saturday. If he continues his June swoon, I hope they pull him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: Another less than stellar outing by Chatwood. He can't say he hasn't had his chances. I wonder if, when Hendricks gets back, there's been any talk about moving Quintana out of the rotation, and going with Lester, Hamels, Hendricks, Darvish, and Alzolay? Quitana's June ERA is 6.39. He's slated to go against Castillo on Saturday. If he continues his June swoon, I hope they pull him. I think any and everything is on the table. Until the players perform to expectations my guess is Theo/Jed are mulling over dozens of scenarios and how they playout each day. Chatwood and Montgomery certainly could be moved. Maybe a fresh start would be best. Hopefully Q will figure it out. His stuff was really good until last few starts. Cubs could even go to 6 man rotation to give Lester/Hamels, and Hendricks shoulder extra rest during dog days of summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 29 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: I think any and everything is on the table. Until the players perform to expectations my guess is Theo/Jed are mulling over dozens of scenarios and how they playout each day. Chatwood and Montgomery certainly could be moved. Maybe a fresh start would be best. Hopefully Q will figure it out. His stuff was really good until last few starts. Cubs could even go to 6 man rotation to give Lester/Hamels, and Hendricks shoulder extra rest during dog days of summer. Any way you slice it, I think it's time to end the Gonzales/Descalso experiment. The Cubs have guys down in Iowa that can exceed their contributions Zagunis? Garcia? Happ? I know they have Ian working on his swing down there, but I'm sure he can top .187 and .175. plus he provides outfield flexibility. I understand veterans and their (poor) numbers don't always define their overall contributions, but come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Any way you slice it, I think it's time to end the Gonzales/Descalso experiment. The Cubs have guys down in Iowa that can exceed their contributions Zagunis? Garcia? Happ? I know they have Ian working on his swing down there, but I'm sure he can top .187 and .175. plus he provides outfield flexibility. I understand veterans and their (poor) numbers don't always define their overall contributions, but come on... I'm ready to see Garcia get his chance. Guy has 20+ dongs already and is pretty clean infielder. Theo and Joe for that matter have always been patient. Especially with vets but I agree there comes a time where production has to be the only factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slojoe Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 2 hours ago, IUFLA said: Another less than stellar outing by Chatwood. He can't say he hasn't had his chances. I wonder if, when Hendricks gets back, there's been any talk about moving Quintana out of the rotation, and going with Lester, Hamels, Hendricks, Darvish, and Alzolay? Quitana's June ERA is 6.39. He's slated to go against Castillo on Saturday. If he continues his June swoon, I hope they pull him. Chatwood just isn't a starter. Quintana and Darvish really suck. Alzolay has been able to go 4 with excellent results, but in both outings he got into trouble in his 5th inning and got pulled. Hendricks is supposed to be back after All-Star break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 Well at least the Reds did not lose last night and on the other hand they did not play LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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